About A Girl

"The stunning, densely packed story is full of as much intoxicating poetry as meticulous scientific explanations… This edgy, smart, and challenging title combines mythology, punk rock, science, a quest, feminism, art, dreams, and the power of stories and storytelling with unforgettable results." —SLJ (starred review)

"Breathtaking." —Kirkus (starred review)

"About A Girl follows a cool, fierce protagonist, confused and sincere, and I loved it like wanting to put ten copies in my backpack and just give them out on the bus." —Bookslut

"Classic mythology runs through Sarah McCarry's tales...only now the Siren Song is a punk rock scream, the Jealous God lives in a Manhattan apartment, and the Lost Heroine has particle physics and cosmology to guide her home. About A Girl is fierce, surprising, sexy, and always intelligent." —Meg Howrey, author of Blind Sight and The Cranes Dance

"Haunting, evocative, razor-sharp. Full of heart, heartache, wonder and hope--and so much more. About a Girl is a brilliant and fearless novel by a brilliant and fearless writer. A must-read." —Courtney Summers, author of This is Not a Test and All the Rage

"A challenging, literary story about friendship that pulses with music and gorgeous prose." —Stacked

"Sarah McCarry's strange and gorgeous punk fairytales make magic accessible and imbue the everyday with the weight of myth. A joyous and heartbreaking journey to the dangerous crossroads of friendship and love, Dirty Wings left me in awe." —Bennett Madison, author of September Girls

"This is the kind of fevered and subversive story that teenage girls will pass around like cigarettes. Sarah McCarry is the patron saint of girls on the edge." —Erica Lorraine Scheidt, author of Uses for Boys

“McCarry's beautifully rich narrative is as smooth and seductive as Aurora and Jack can be.” —Booklist (starred review)

“Hypnotic and gritty.” —Cosmopolitan

“Haunting, otherworldly and heartbreaking.” —Kirkus (starred review)

“Good job.” —Neil Gaiman

“[McCarry is] the LeBron James of YA.” —Nathan Bransford

“All Our Pretty Songs is a gorgeous, haunting tale of love and loss that manages not only to be deeply passionate, but desperately tender. The prose melts in your mouth.” —Tahereh Mafi, author of Shatter Me